German plot to draw US into war with Mexico judged real
British papers debate a German scheme to push Mexico and Japan into war with the United States if neutrality falters. Editorial tone ranges from damning to cautious, with Northcliffe papers silent and others labeling the revelation as a grave, bellicose provocation.
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London
Mexico
Japan
United States
Associated Press
Washington Dispatch
Washington
New York
Bernstorff
Northcliffe
Daily Mail
The
Times
Daily Chronicle
Germany
House of Representatives
Wilson
Republic
Daily Telegraph
Swanson
Telegraph
Pacific
the Telegraph
Daily News
Congress
Roosevelt
Lusitania
Westminster Gazette
Egypt
India
Ireland
Gazette
Europe
Asia
Africa
Wilson asks Congress for power to arm ships
The report from Petrograd on March 1 says President Wilson’s request to Congress for authority to arm ships is seen in diplomatic and official circles as the second step toward war with Germany following the breakdown of diplomatic relations.
General Rain 5 Falling in Texas
Rain drenches most of the state for 30 hours with partial relief ending morning reports from Dallas Weather Bureau show statewide precipitation reaching El Paso to Galveston and San Antonio, with 1.39 inches in Dallas and heavier amounts in Fort Worth. Snow and freezing weather reported in parts of Oklahoma as rain was expected to continue.
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Dallas
Tex
Dallas Weather Bureau
el Paso
Galveston
San Antonio
Oklahoma
Fort Worth
Bridgeport
Weather Bureau
Ten Per Cent Of World Ships Lost In War
New York March 2 Shipping destroyed since the war began exclusive of war vessels represents ten per cent of the world s merchant marine as of August 1 1914 according to the Journal of Commerce. Losses total 2573 vessels 4811100 cross tons with Britain owning more than half. Norway France Italy Germany follow in losses Entente about 75 per cent Teutonic 20 per cent February reported 202 vessels 420460 gross tonnage destroyed or since submarine warfare began highest monthly total.
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New York
The
Journal of Commerce
Great Britain
Norway
France
Italy
Germany
Entente
Teutonic
No One Buys Potatoes In Chicago Market
Chicago report notes all potato carloads unsold at week end market. Dealers boycott blamed for lack of sales while wholesale price sits 2.40 to 2.60 a bushel after a prior peak of 3.05. Housewives boycott cited as cause for reduced demand.
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Chicago
Boycot
Railroad Yard Congestion Eases as Weather Warms
Washington dispatch reports Middle West railroad yards nearing normal after warm weather relief. Atlantic and Gulf ports show continued reduction in acute congestion conditions.
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Washington, D. C
Middle West
Atlantic
Gulf Ports
Chicago Robbers Loot Meat Market in North Side Heist
Five men attacked a North Side meat market and stole fifteen hams and two dressed lambs before fleeing in a large automobile. Police continued investigation into the audacious food theft as authorities sought suspects and recovered likely evidence from the scene.
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Chicago
San Antonio Tonight and Saturday Weather Outlook
For San Antonio and vicinity the forecast calls for tonight and Saturday to be partly cloudy to cloudy with no precipitation mentioned. Winds light and variable. Overnight and daytime temperatures not specified in the text.
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San Antonio
Weather roundup for tourists across major cities
The Light reports St Louis 30 cloudy with northeast winds 12 miles hour rain or snow. Chicago 24 partly cloudy northeast wind 12 miles hour probably snow. Milwaukee 18 partly cloudy southwest wind 14 miles hour probable snow. Kansas City 26 cloudy east wind 10 miles hour probably 2 cents. New York 32 cloudy north wind 8 miles hour rain or snow. Washington 54 cloudy north wind 8 miles hour rain or snow.
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ST. Louis
Chicago
Milwaukee
Kansas City
New York
Washington
Two American Seamen Included in Sinking Reports
Consul Frost at Queenstown reports the British bark Galgorm Castle and the Donaldson Line steamer Tritonian, both torpedoed with Americans aboard. Two Americans are missing from the Galgorm Castle, while the Tritonian's sole American survivor is John Murphy the fourth engineer.
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Washington, D. C
Galgorm Castle
Donaldson Line
Tritonian
State Department
Frost
Queenstown
Quenstown
Buenos Aires
Bull Rock
William Jackson
New York
David Walker
Greene County
Virginia
Henry Merritt
Beaver Falls
Harry Richardson
Boston
Halifax
Liverpool
Dingle
John Murphy
Admiralty Patrol
Mate
Knight Companion Sinks German Submarine in Atlantic
The British steamer Knight Companion reports sinking a German submarine in the Atlantic after the sub fired five shots at the vessel. The steamer, en route to New Orleans, hit the submarine with a second shot at about 7500 yards, causing it to sink.
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New Orleans
Atlantic Ocean
Knight Companion
England
Cadets Parade from Culver to Washington for Inaugural
Five hundred Culver Military Academy cadets depart Culver Indiana for the March 5 inaugural parade in Washington. The Culver Blackhorse Troop will again escort Vice President Marshall. Border Troops to Guard President. New York National Guard Twelfth and Sixty-ninth Infantry march along Pennsylvania Avenue for President Wilson's inauguration next Monday.
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Culver
Ind
Culver Military Academy
Washington
Culver Blackhorse
Marshall
Washington, D. C
Pennsylvania Avenue
New York National Guard
Twelfth
Sixty-ninth Infantry
Wilson
White House
Capitol
Lincoln
Tammany Hall to Send 1200 For Washington Parade
Tammany Hall announced it would send about 1200 men and three bands to Washington for the inaugural parade. The delegation will depart tomorrow in four special trains.
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Tammany Hall
New York
Tammainy Hall
Washington
Austria Aims to Avert Break With United States
Reports from Vienna corroborate that Austria-Hungary seeks to preserve diplomatic ties with the United States. Observers say the government will make reasonable sacrifices to avoid a rupture, even if it clashes with Germany.
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Berne
Switzerland
Paris
United States
Vienna
Austria-Hungary
Germany
Texas Independence Day Observed in San Antonio
Texas Independence Day was observed Friday in San Antonio with school closures, City Hall, banks, and businesses. Morning exercises at the Alamo featured the Daughters of the Republic presenting two Texas flags to the Boy Scouts, a reading of the Declaration of Texas Independence, and songs praising Texas. The event highlighted historic flags and a pledge to preserve them. A Texas University Alumni banquet at the Gunter Hotel was expected to draw over 100 attendees, organized by the Texas University ex-Students Association.
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San Antonio
Alamo
Daughters of the Republic of Texas
Texas
Boy Scouts
Quaiff
Daughters of the Republic
Frank Williams
Harrisburg
Texas University
Gunter Hotel
Dick Terrell
The
Texas University Ex- Students’ Association
House adopts report on liquor shipments ban to dry states
The House last night adopted the conference report on the post office appropriation bill containing the Reed bone-dry amendment barring shipments of liquor into prohibition states, even for personal use. The report goes to the Senate.
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Washington, D. C
Prohibition
House
Post Office
Senate
Germans Expect War and U S Break
Berlin reports outward calm as the nation appears reconciled to a possible break with the United States. The public trusts the submarine campaign can win the war and supports continued hostilities despite signs of conflict with the Allies.
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Berlin
London
United States
Cotton Prices Firm as Foreign Buyers Rumor Moves May Futures
Reports of a firm spot market in the South and strong demand for local stock spurred buying by foreign interests aiming to take deliveries on contracts. May cotton rose to 17.27 cents, up 58 points, with new crop deliveries 27 to 34 points higher than last night’s close.
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New York
Turks Retreat Through Aziziyah as British Advance Front
London reports the Turks are retreating on the Tigris front with Aziziyah 52 miles north of Kut el Amara. Official tally notes 7000+ prisoners taken since December as pursuit continues and the battlefield is being cleared systematically.
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London
Tigris
Aziziyah
Kut-El- Amara
Mesopotamia
Spain to Wilson via Gerard carries Alfonso message
Madrid dispatch says James W. Gerard former U S ambassador to Berlin is en route to the United States with a message from King Alfonso to President Wilson in diplomatic circles here.
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Paris
Madrid
Spain
James W. Gerard
Berlin
United States
Alfonso
Wilson
Battles for heights north of Jacomeni Kimpelung continue
British press report from Petrograd says German and Russian forces fought along the high road north of Jacomeni Kimpelung with continued clashes. A German counter-attack pushed Roumanian units from a height near Rekoza, forcing a withdrawal.
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Roumania
Petrograd
London
British Admiralty
Wireless Press
Jacomeni-Kimpelung High Road
Russian War Department
Zaval
Rekoza
Four Americans Released After Yarrowdale Captivity
Four Americans from the steamer Yarrowdale arrived in Copenhagen after three months as prisoners in Germany. Dr. John Davis, Orville McKim, Dr. H. D. Snyder, and Richard Zabriskie, all destitute, were turned over to the British consul for repatriation. They describe harsh prison life, multiple air attacks, and uncertainty over their status, with Danish and British authorities aiding their escape to Copenhagen.
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Copenhagen
London
Germany
John Davis
Columbus
Miss
Orville McKim
Watertown
N. Y
H. D. Snyder
Norfolk
Richard Zabriskie
Englewood
N. J
Yarowdale
Karlsruhe
Dulken
Warnemunde
Denmark
Gjedser
Associated Press
Yarrowdale
Swinemuende
United States
Neustrelitz
Gerard
Dulmen
Dr. Snyder
Health Department of
New York City
America
France
Mr. Zabriskie
Mount Temple
German naval warning ends all Atlantic sailing alerts
Berlin reports the admiralty announced that March 1 marked the end of the grace period for sailing ships in the Atlantic and no further submarine warnings will be issued. The Hague cites Berlin press comments calling such sinkings a hunger war not in line with sound policy.
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Berlin
London
Admiralty
Atlantic
the Hague
Tages Zeitung
Rotary Club Pledges Support To President At Luncheon
The Rotary Club passed six resolutions at Friday luncheon at the St. Anthony Hotel. They pledged loyalty to the President and Congress during the international crisis and endorsed the YWCA campaign for funds. Other measures covered Fiesta activities Kerrville A&M College branch location and enforcement of an ordinance against unnecessary noises.
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Congress
Kerrville
A. & M. College
Y W. Co. A
Rotary Club
St. Anthony Hotel
F. E. Scobey
Elmer Abbey
W. E Russ
Rochester Returns From Atlantic Passage Amid Submarine Fears
Bordeaux dispatch notes American freighter Rochester greeted with enthusiasm similar to Orleans. Captain A Korowitz recalls leaving New York two hours after the Orleans and facing one severe storm. He saw no submarine but steered with lights out for four nights to pass the blockade.
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Paris
Rochester
Bordeaux
Orleans
A. Korowitz
New York
German Emperor Suffering From Severe Chill
Berlin report via Amsterdam says Kaiser Wilhelm II has a severe chill and stays indoors. He receives ministers and communicates daily with headquarters. Doctors urge great caution though the condition does not cause anxiety.
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London
Berlin
Amsterdam
Judge Grants Continuance in Illicit Distilling Case
Judge R T Ervin of the Southern District of Alabama leniently grants a continuance for Elisha Aaron of Conecuh County, father of twenty eight children, who was on trial for illicit distilling after his attorney cited his large family. The prosecutor agreed.
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Mobile
Ala
R. T. Ervin
United States Court
Southern District of Alabama
Elisha Aaron
Aaron
Conecuh County
Alabama
Ervin
Senate approves naval yard plan for San Francisco Bay
By a 46 to 26 vote the Senate adopted a committee amendment to the naval bill authorizing a second navy yard on San Francisco Bay with an initial 1,500,000 dollar appropriation to acquire a site.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
San Francisco Bay
Senate Debates Armed Neutrality Bill Amid Zimmermann Dispatch
Washington March 2 The Senate delayed action on the armed neutrality plan to 4 pm to allow a House substitute. The administration backs a broader bill authorizing the President to use other instrumentalities besides arming ships. Zimmermann’s dispatch authenticity was certified, but timing of possession was not disclosed.
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Washington, T. C
United States
Germany
Senate
House
Zimmermann
von Eckhardt
Mexico City
Lansing
Naval bill passes Senate in Washington without roll call
The Senate approved the $535,900,600 naval appropriation bill today in Washington D C without a roll call. The measure now proceeds to conference.
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Senate
Washington, D. C
Zimmerman sorry for stalled talks with United States
Berlin says Foreign Secretary Zimmerman told the Reichstag the German government sought to renew negotiations with the United States through the Swiss legation in Washington. He stressed Germany’s aim to avoid war and to maintain its barred zone policy despite neutrals suffering.
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Berlin
Sayville
Reichstag
Zimmerman
Germany
United States
Washington
America
Austria to Lend Turkey 240 Million Crowns For Purchases
Vienna reports Austria will loan Turkey 240000000 crowns for an unspecified period. Funds are designated for purchases in Austria Hungary, boosting financial support amid regional ties.
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Berne
Switzerland
Paris
Vienna
Austria
Turkey
Austria- Hungary
Senate Approves Elimination of Peace Clause in Naval Bill
The Senate today approved the Naval Committee action removing a provision that urged settling international disputes by mediation or arbitration to avoid war. The clause had been added by House Minority Leader Mann.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Naval Committee
United States
House
Mann
President weighs Latin America policy as extra session unlikely
The President seems to have known of the document before delaying actions and urged Senate ratification of the Colombia treaty. Congress doubted an extra session before June. Senator LaFollette warned of discussion but not a filibuster on the armed neutrality bill. Democratic leaders see no extra session unless unexpected international events occur.
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Senate
Colombia
Stone
United States
Latin America
Congress
LaFollette
Senate Debates Neutrality Bill Amid Naval Contention
The Senate delayed action as Senator Stone sought to shift to the armed neutrality bill while Senator LaFollette pressed for a vote. Stone won 64 to 15 but debate paused for the naval appropriation bill. A parliamentary snag halted the neutrality bill and Stone planned to move it at 4 pm after the naval bill, with Republicans objecting and no further discussion before the naval measure next cues.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Stone
LaFollette
Senator Stone
Bryan
Clapp
Cummins
Curtis
Grenna
Jones
Kirby
Myers
Norris
Page
Sherman
Townsend
Watson
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Kut-El-Amara
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Naval Yard
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